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Turtle Head Island

Coordinates: 10°55′48″S 142°40′48″E / 10.930°S 142.680°E / -10.930; 142.680
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For the Chinese peninsula with a similar English name, see Yuantouzhu.
Not to be confused with Turtle Island (Newcastle Bay).
Turtle Head Island
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Geography
LocationGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park, Northern Australia
Coordinates10°55′48″S 142°40′48″E / 10.930°S 142.680°E / -10.930; 142.680
ArchipelagoTorres Strait Islands
Adjacent toTorres Strait
Administration

Turtle Head Island is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, located in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, east of Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia.

The island is located in Newcastle Bay at the mouth of Escape River and Middle River, not far from Jackey Jackey Creek and adjacent to the Jardine River National Park. The island lies approximately 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Bamaga.

Turtle Head Island, Cape York

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